蟾宮

蟾宫
chángōng
  1. (Chinese mythology) the palace of the Moon
  2. (literary, figurative) the Moon
  3. the Moon
  4. the palace of the Moon

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 蟾 chán
  1. toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
  2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon
  3. (metonym) the moon
=2 宮 Gōng surname Gong
=2 宮 gōng
  1. palace
  2. temple
  3. castration (as corporal punishment)
  4. first note in pentatonic scale

Containing this entry

蟾宮折桂 chángōngzhéguì
  1. lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
  2. fig. to succeed in the imperial examination